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Wildlife of Brigooda Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 265

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes fletcheri barking frog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes salmini salmon striped frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes diffusa barbed-wire weed C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema pleiadenium C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia eucalyptophylla gargaloo C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia leichhardtii black silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia membranifolia weeping koda C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sarmentosa scrambling caper C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cristata belah C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia bilocularis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia celastroides broad-leaved boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia parvifolia V V NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia pittosporoides C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron australe C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Pleurostylia opposita C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium murale green fat-hen NAQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana microphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Dichondra sp. (Inglewood J.M.Dalby 86/93) C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum australe cocaine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha eremorum soft acalypha C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea ilicifolia native holly C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon tenerifolium Queensland brittlewood C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria dallachyana scrub poison tree C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tragia novae-hollandiae stinging-vine C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium junceum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex lignum-vitae C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cassia brewsteri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea longipes brush hovea C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia venosa crow's apple C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora leiocarpa rusty gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia angustifolia narrow-leaved backhousia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella torelliana C NNQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia bloxsomei Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus moluccana gum-topped box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Caladenia carnea SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Caladenia catenata SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Caladenia fuscata SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Diuris alba SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Diuris parvipetala V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia exaltata C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Auranticarpa rhombifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum angustifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum viscidum black-fruited thornbush C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Austrostipa ramosissima bamboo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria minima C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis megalosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia rupestris rock felt fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Everistia vacciniifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma (Brigooda P.I.Forster PIF5657) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma buxifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Triflorensia ixoroides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia pauciflora soft acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia australis crow's ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia collina broad-leaved leopard tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia xanthoxyla yellow-wood C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope micrococca white evodia C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon diversifolius scrub boonaree C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya salicifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis parvifolia small-leaved tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys xylocarpa white tamarind C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Duboisia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ellipticum potato bush C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum devil's needles C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton rupestris SL NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis clematidea C NTQ

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Brigooda Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-brigooda-nature-refuge

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